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Measuring business aviation CO2 emissions
As EBAA COO Pedro Vicente Azua noted, Eurocontrol’s ETS Support Facility is already enabling operators to measure their CO2 emissions.
Dassault Committed To Europe’s Acare Effort
Dassault is the only business jet manufacturer having committed, along with the rest of the European aeronautical industry, to 2020 environmental goals set
EBACE 2011: Universal Acquires Catering, Concierge Businesses
Universal Weather and Aviation (Stand 7091) has acquired in-flight catering and concierge group Air Chef Holdings for an undisclosed price.
FBOs
EBACE 2011: Jet Aviation Geneva Announces Aircraft Cleaning and Refueling Options
In a continuing expansion of its portfolio of services, Jet Aviation Geneva announced new aircraft cleaning and refueling options at EBACE.
EBACE 2011: Strongest EBACE Ever, But Officials Warn of Work To Do
Business aviation is now a global business but it is being held back by the lack of a global regulatory structure, according to leading industry lobbyist s
Maintenance and Modifications
EBACE 2011: Jet Aviation Introduces Maintenance Program for BBJ and Shows Falcon 2000 Interior
Owners and operators seeking new options to maintain Boeing Business Jets (BBJs) or to refurbish Dassault Falcon 2000s are the target of new offerings from
FBOs
EBACE 2011: Software Developer Skynet Signs Up Jet Aviation
Skynet (Stand 860), an online provider of FBO pricing and booking services, has signed up Jet Aviation to trial its software at the latter’s London Biggin
French Investigators Extract All AF447 Data
French accident investigators over the weekend extracted the data from the memory cards inside the flight recorders recovered from the ill-fated Air France
EBACE 2011: Airbus Rebrands Corporate Jet Family as ACJs
Airbus has rebranded its corporate jets division as Airbus ACJ, with new aircraft colors and clearer, more consistent names.
Aircraft
EBACE 2011: Nextant 400XT Makes EBACE Debut, Nears FAA Certification
The first production-conforming Nextant Aerospace 400XT is making its public debut on the EBACE static display, just days after the type’s Williams FJ44-3A
Engines
Rolls Limits Trent Accident Costs, Projects Growth
Rolls-Royce believes it can contain the financial cost of last November’s
Engines
EU Pushes To Expand CleanSky Partner Network
Aircraft
Airbus and Boeing Contest Latest Subsidy Ruling
Some sort of negotiated settlement would appear the best outcome for which either protagonist can hope in the 
Aircraft
New Breed of RJ Makers Making Inroads
Two of the new breed of big regional jets from the Eastern Hemisphere reached some long-awaited milestones recently, namely the
Aircraft
Dassault Introduces Lower-cost Falcon 2000S
Dassault unveiled its latest business jet–the Falcon
Aircraft
At EBACE, Gulfstream Reiterates G650 Is on Schedule
Although the April 2 crash of flight test G650 S/N 6002<
Aircraft
Nextant 400XT Makes EBACE Debut, Nears FAA Thumbs Up
The first production-conforming Nextant Aerospace 400XT made its public debut today at the EBACE static area, just days after the type’s Williams FJ44-3AP
Easy as ACJ, Airbus Rebrands its Bizliners
Airbus today at EBACE rebranded its bizliner offerings with more consistent names, and it also unveiled a new logo for its Airbus Corporate Jets division.
Regulations and Government
NLRB Fires Back at Critics of Boeing Complaint
National Labor Relations Board acting general counsel Lafe Solomon finally responded publicly last week to the uproar from Republican lawmakers and conser
Engines
World Economic Forum Report Articulates Aviation’s Carbon Challenge
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by the aviation industry will increase three-fold by 2050 in spite of an industry goal to cut them in half, according
GE Publishes Second Public RNP Procedure In U.S., Plans Third
GE Aviation published its second “public-use” required navigation performance (RNP) approach procedure in the U.S., now available for operations into Deadh